Friday, March 22, 2013

From You & Me To Community: Confidence 101


I am often meeting new individuals in my day to day, through face to face interactions, online or at a grocery store, visiting friends where I meet new friends etc. Through these interactions I participate in getting to know more of the life and story of several who have grown up, at least, on the same earth as me... dwelling in the world to which at some level, I actually belong. So often though, I am beside myself at the lack of confidence I see in others. It deeply saddens me. I've often said, face to face with an individual, “you know, you would do well to wear confidence as a your adornment, on the very outer layer of who you are, so it covers all parts about your amazing self. It would suit you well” I’d say. I have yet to meet someone who is showing a lack of confidence that I think wouldn't look better with the stuff. Seems so easy like “man, just pick somma this stuff up, put it on for size, you’ll get used to it in no time!”. Turns out that ish ain’t that easy.